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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790661503321

Autore

Darby Paul <1971->

Titolo

Africa, football and FIFA : politics, colonialism, and resistance / / Paul Darby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Routledge [Imprint], Jan. 2002

Abingdon, : Taylor & Francis Group

Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]

ISBN

1-135-29841-6

0-7146-8029-X

1-315-03952-4

1-135-29834-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 236 pages)

Collana

Sport in the global society, , 1368-9789 ; ; no. 23

Disciplina

796.334/096

Soggetti

Soccer - Africa - History

Soccer - Political aspects - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-230) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Foreword; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Football Diffusion and Colonial Doctrine in Africa; 2. Football, Indigenous Resistance and African Independence; 3. FIFA, Eurocentrism and the Distribution of Power in World Football; 4. Africa, Third World Solidarity and the FIFA Presidency; 5. Havelange, African Resistance and the Struggle for Global Equity; 6. UEFA, FIFA and the Scramble for Africa; 7. Africa and the Campaign for the Summit of World Football  ; 8. Theorising Africa's Place in FIFA's Global Order; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation